Family Affair Farm

Here at Family Affair Farm we are good stewards of the land; our success depends on this. While we are not certified organic, we do practice integrated pest management or IPM. This means that we do everything we can before applying any chemical pest controls. We have a certified agronomists that evaluates our patch weekly for pests and we send strawberry plant tissue samples to a lab to be evaluated for disease and fertility. This eliminates any unnecessary insecticide/fungicide or fertilizer application. Food safety and fresh fruit are important to us.

 

 

Family Affair Farm is located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.  Therefore, we put best management practices to use. We practice crop rotation to maintain good soil health and use drip irrigation to reduce water usage and runoff. We plant rye grass between the rows to reduce field erosion. This consistant practice will keep our good top soil in the field for the next crop and out of the bay. We use this same rye grass along the perimiter of the field to provide a buffer zone between the field and the ditches so that excess nutrients can be taken up so they don't enter the Chesapeake Bay. We take great pride in protecting the Chesapeake Bay and running a sustainable farm.

Nicole Barth

B.S. in Marine Science, Biology, and Secondary Education

M.S. in Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Science